The ropelength conjecture of alternating knots

arXiv2208.00123MaRDI QIDQ6406516FDOQ6406516

Authors: Y. Diao 

Publication date: 29 July 2022

Abstract: A long standing conjecture states that the ropelength of any alternating knot is at least proportional to its crossing number. In this paper we prove that this conjecture is true. That is, there exists a constant $b_0>0$ such that $R(K)ge{b}_{0}Cr(K)$ for any alternating knot $K$, where $R(K)$ is the ropelength of $K$ and $Cr(K)$ is the crossing number of $K$. In this paper, we prove that this conjecture is true.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Knot theory (57K10) Invariants of 3-manifolds (including skein modules, character varieties) (57K31) Low-dimensional topology in specific dimensions (57K99)

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